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Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, R.L. Forster, G41 and mixed goods, Beech Forest, 1950
... G41 and mixed goods, Beech Forest, 1950...beech forest; colac; railways;...Beech Forest, Otways, Victoria, 3237, Australia... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph G41 and mixed goods, Beech ...A mixed goods train with G41 locomotive changing tracks just after the balloon reversing loop, with piles of timber on the right and a shed on the left. B/W.beech forest; colac; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Focus on Beech Forest Line, Part Two, November 2006
... Focus on Beech Forest Line, Part Two....Victorian Railways; narrow gauge; Beech Forest; Colac...In the earliest years of the Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes line...Focus on Victoria's Narrow Gauge Beech Forest Line, Part... Forest great-ocean-road Book Focus on Beech Forest Line, Part Two ...In the earliest years of the Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes line all trains were hauled by NA-class 2-6-2 tank locomotives. From 1926, with the introduction of articulated Beyer Garrat locomotive G41, it hauled the majority of trains with the NA-class providing supplementary service as required. Late in 1945 G41 was out of action undergoing repairs at the depot in Colac so regular traffic again was handled by an NA-class for a short time before the Garratt returned. After this the line survived on pulpwood traffic long after the other narrow gauge lines had ceased regular operation until, on 30 June 1962, a dilapated G42 Garrett hauled the last train of goods wagons and vans to Beech Forest and return.Focus on Victoria's Narrow Gauge Beech Forest Line, Part Two. A pictorial tribute to the late Edward A. Downs, Railway Historian. John E. Thompson. Puffing Billy Preservation Society; Belgrave (Vic); November 2006. iv, 42 p.; illus; maps. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9579792 6 6victorian railways; narrow gauge; beech forest; colac; crowes; john e. thompson; edward a. downs; railway; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Waddell & Sons Store, Beech Forest, c1950
... Waddell & Sons Store, Beech Forest...Waddell & Son; Store; Beech Forest; petrol bowser;...Photograph, Waddell & Son, Store, Beech Forest, c1950. ... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Waddell & Sons Store, Beech ...Photograph, Waddell & Son, Store, Beech Forest, c1950. waddell & son; store; beech forest; petrol bowser; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Ray Jude, Tulloh: last passenger train to Beech Forest, 30 June 1962
... Tulloh: last passenger train to Beech Forest....colac; beech forest; railway; tulloh;...The last train ran to Beech Forest on 30 June 1962. It had... Historical Society, Last Train to Beech Forest, 30-6-62", an NC... to Beech Forest. B/W. Locomotive G42 with the sign "Australian ...The last train ran to Beech Forest on 30 June 1962. It had a particularly motley look: 180 passengers were loaded into a series of NU goods wagons hastily fitted with temporary seats and, given the time of year, tarpaulin covers. The G42 locomotive had patched-up repairs and cannibalised G41 parts. Intending travellers faced up to the trip with some trepidation but the train made it with no problems. On this cold, gloomy day when it got back to Colac it signalled the end of narrow gauge operations in the Otway Ranges.B/W. Locomotive G42 with the sign "Australian Railway Historical Society, Last Train to Beech Forest, 30-6-62", an NC guard's van, a NU louvred van and many NQR open wagons, at a photostop near Tulloh. Several passengers taking photos while the driver is waiting to proceed.colac; beech forest; railway; tulloh; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Victorian Railways, Beech Forest: Locomotive 8A and rolling stock, c.1901
... Beech Forest: Locomotive 8A and rolling stock, c.1901...beech forest; gellibrand; railway; loco 8a;..., somewhere between Gellibrand and Beech Forest.... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest: Locomotive 8A ...Locomotive 8A, rolling stock, gangers and passengers, somewhere between Gellibrand and Beech Forest.beech forest; gellibrand; railway; loco 8a; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Knox Collection, Beech Forest railway embankment under construction, 1901
... Beech Forest railway embankment under construction....beech forest; mcdevitt; embankment; railway;... of construction of the Beech Forest railway, 1901.... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest railway ...A four-wheeled, two-horse buggy and, further along, two men standing on a railway embankment before laying the track, near McDevitt in 1901A horseshoe curve near McDevitt during the course of construction of the Beech Forest railway, 1901.beech forest; mcdevitt; embankment; railway; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Beech Forest railway yard, 1908
... Beech Forest railway yard, 1908....Beech Forest; passenger car; goods wagon;... wagon, all in front of the station building, Beech Forest, 1908.... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest railway yard ...Carriage and half-loaded goods wagon behind a flat railway wagon, all in front of the station building, Beech Forest, 1908.beech forest; passenger car; goods wagon; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Passbook, Beech Forest Progress Association. Passbook, 1959-1981
... Beech Forest Progress Association. Passbook, 1959-1981...beech forest progress association; passbook; state savings...Beech Forest Progress Association passbook 67563, 29... Forest great-ocean-road Passbook Beech Forest Progress ...The State Savings Bank of Victoria passbook number 67563 running from October 1959 until mid 1982 has several features. (1) The cover is held in place by string. (2) The cover has the name of Colac printed on it. (3) Inside the front cover the SSB conditions relating to Depositors, and the Rules and Regulations of the SSB. (4) Inside the back cover the SSB branches and agencies are printed.. (5) On the inside back cover the withdrawl by depositors from branches other than their own. (6) Inside, the February 14 1966 decimal currency conversion.Beech Forest Progress Association passbook 67563, 29 October 1959 to 1 June 1981. The State Savings Bank of Victoria, Colac Branch. (1) Original passbook number crossed out and the number 67563 inserted. (2) re Estate of S.R. Cameron dec'd, from Clarke & Barwood. Memorandum included.beech forest progress association; passbook; state savings bank; dc conversion; state bank of victoria; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Beech Forest railway yards, 1907
... Beech Forest railway yards, 1907....Beech Forest; railway; yard; passenger car; timber; goods...Beech Forest railway yards, 1907. Passenger carriage... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest railway yards ...Beech Forest railway yards, 1907. Passenger carriage; good's van; boy (half hidden; NQ goods wagon; stacks of timber awaiting loading.beech forest; railway; yard; passenger car; timber; goods wagon; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Norman Houghton, Beech Forest: Capital on the Ridge. Norman Houghton, 2008
... Beech Forest: Capital on the Ridge. Norman Houghton....beech forest; the ridge; norman houghton; roads; railway... Beech... Forest great-ocean-road Book Beech Forest: Capital on the Ridge ...Beech Forest: capital on The Ridge. Norman Houghton. 1st ed. reprinted. Geelong (Vic.); Norman Houghton; 2007. iv, 112 p.; illus, maps. Soft cover. beech forest; the ridge; norman houghton; roads; railway; bushfires; weather; governance; commercial life; timber; agriculture; education; churches; sports; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Peter Ralph, G42 with "Bye Bye Beechie" special train, 24 March 1962
... beech forest: railways; "bye bye beechie";... of the Colac-Beech forest railway line was again put... Road at Beech Forest Railway Station, with dismounted...Beech Forest Railway Station, Beech Forest, Otways... van on No.2 Road at Beech Forest Railway Station ...On 24 March 1962 the special train marking the closure of the Colac-Beech forest railway line was again put on by the Australian Railway Historical Society, this time called the "Bye-Bye Beechie". It had G42 as the locomotive, eight NBH excursion carriages with NC guard's vans at either end, pulling a crowd of keen passengers. Special excursion trains until mid-1962.Colour. G42 locomotive inscribed "Australian Railway Historical Society, Bye-Bye Beechie, 24-3-62", an NC guard's van, eight NBH excursion carriages and another NC guard's van on No.2 Road at Beech Forest Railway Station, with dismounted passengers all around. On No.4 Road a number of loaded or semi-loaded NQR wagons and an NUU louvre van, with a truck, a car, and a van at the end of the row. A parked red truck in the foreground is next to a timber stack.beech forest: railways; "bye bye beechie";, beech forest: railways; "bye bye beechie"; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Train climbing between Gellibrand and Beech Forest
... Train climbing between Gellibrand and Beech Forest....beech forest; gellibrand; railways;... and Beech Forest. A man stands near the engine.... Gellibrand and Beech Forest. B/W. An NA class engine, a number of NQR ...B/W. An NA class engine, a number of NQR open wagons, two NUU louvre vans and a NC guard's van climb between Gellibrand and Beech Forest. A man stands near the engine.beech forest; gellibrand; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Railway Survey Camp, Beech Forest, 4 Apr 1897, 4 April 1897
... Railway Survey Camp, Beech Forest, 4 Apr 1897...Beech Forest; Railway; Survey; Victorian Parliament... the Beech Forest terminus is reached 5 miles sooner and cost... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Railway Survey Camp, Beech ...On the 18th August, 1896, the question of selecting localities for the permanent survey of a narrow-gauge line to Beech Forest from Colac was mooted. Two potential lines were examined. In a memorandum to the Minister for Railways, dated 23rd March, 1897, the Engineer-in-Chief recommended that the eastern and longer route via Lardner's Track be adopted. The second route, while identical from Colac to Gellibrand River, differed. By a more direct route the Beech Forest terminus is reached 5 miles sooner and cost approximately L24,500 less. The direct line would also serve a larger lot of settlers and would obtain a larger lot of traffic than the alternate proposal. The Parlimentary Standing Committee on Railways examined the proposal in situ and recommended that the direct route from Gellibrand to Beech Forest should be adopted and the Lardner's Track route should be abandoned at once.Photograph, Railway Survey Camp, 4 April 1897. Inspection of alternative routes by Parliamentary Committee on Railways.People named in the photograph.beech forest; railway; survey; victorian parliament; calcutt; fraser; e.h. cameron; d. mciville; a. harris; n. mcinnes; j.s. white; j. wood; t. baker; j. gardner; t.g. watson; standing committee; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Les Ogden, Gellibrand: Excursion train to Beech Forest, 1960
... Gellibrand: Excursion train to Beech Forest, 1960....Another excursion train travels to Beech Forest in 1960...B/W. Locomotive G42 and an excursion train to Beech Forest... to Beech Forest, 1960. B/W. Locomotive G42 and an excursion train ...Another excursion train travels to Beech Forest in 1960. At Gellibrand railway yards engine G42 leads the train with driver L. Moore and fireman, Les Ogden.B/W. Locomotive G42 and an excursion train to Beech Forest, on track number one, in 1960. The fireman, Les Ogden, hangs from the engine. The other tracks are empty.gellibrand; railway; loco g42; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Timetable, Victorian Railways, Crowes-Beech Forest line: December 1911, December 1911
... Crowes-Beech Forest line: December 1911....colac; beech forest; crowes; melbourne; railway;...B/W. Photocopy. Crowes-Beech Forest-Colac narrow gauge... Forest great-ocean-road Timetable Crowes-Beech Forest line ...B/W. Photocopy. Crowes-Beech Forest-Colac narrow gauge line, December 1911, showing for each station the height above sea level in feet, the miles from Crowes to Colac (and Melbourne), the Station, a mixed train on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, a mixed train on other days, and loading factors.. colac; beech forest; crowes; melbourne; railway; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Victorian Railways, Beech Forest: From 27 miles 16 chains looking north, c.1901, 1901
... Beech Forest: From 27 miles 16 chains looking north, c.1901...colac; beech forest; railways; devitt bros. siding...B/W. 168mm x 246mm. Colac - Beech Forest railway line. From... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest: From 27 miles 16 ...B/W. 168mm x 246mm. Colac - Beech Forest railway line. From the 27 mile 16 chains line (44.7 km) looking north, between Devitt Bros. Siding (44.1 km) and Ditchley (47 km). On an NA-class locomotive, six NQR wagons, and an open wagon there are workmen throughout. colac; beech forest; railways; devitt bros. siding; ditchley; loco na class -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph - Black and white photograph, Irene Zappelli Collection, empty, c. 1900
... beech forest...B/W. Tracks 1 to 4 at Beech Forest, an NA-class locomotive...Beech Forest railway yards, Beech Forest, Otways, Victoria... empty B/W. Tracks 1 to 4 at Beech Forest, an NA-class locomotive ...B/W. Tracks 1 to 4 at Beech Forest, an NA-class locomotive and goods on No.1, an NQR wagon on No.4, and a station building in the right, in the early 1900s. 167mm x 280mm print.beech forest, train, wagon, railway, tracks, train station -
Otway Districts Historical Society
DVD Video, Beech Forest Centenary 1984, 1984
... Beech Forest Centenary 1984...Beech Forest, Victoria... Forest great-ocean-road DVD Video Beech Forest Centenary 1984 ...This is a video of the Beech Forest Centenary Clebrations in 1984Video of parade through town -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Document, Victorian Parliamentary Papers, Minutes of Evidence, Beech Forest Narrow-Gauge Extension, July 1896
... Minutes of Evidence, Beech Forest Narrow-Gauge Extension... extensions from broad gauge railway stations in the area, the Beech...Minutes of Evidence, Beech Forest Narrow-Gauge Extension... Forest great-ocean-road Document Minutes of Evidence, Beech ...From the 9th April until the 8th July 1896 the Victorian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, chaired by Mr. Cameron with members from both houses, took evidence on three narrow gauge extensions from broad gauge railway stations in the area, the Beech Forest Extension from Colac, the McDonald's Track Extension from Warragul, and the Drouin and Poowong East Extension from Drouin.Minutes of Evidence, Beech Forest Narrow-Gauge Extension. Minutes of Evidence, McDonald's Track Narrow-Gauge Extension. Minutes of Evidence, Drouin and Poowong East Narrow-Gauge Extension. Victorian Parliamentary Papers; Melbourne (Vic); April-July, 1896. 60 p. (VPARL1896-97 No 42) -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, Ken Jenkins, Beech Forest: a century on The Ridge
... Beech Forest: a century on The Ridge....Beech Forest: a century on The Ridge. Norman Houghton. ISBN... Forest great-ocean-road Book Beech Forest: a century on The Ridge ...Beech Forest: a century on The Ridge. Norman Houghton. ISBN 0 959013 1 3. Soft cover. 56p.; illus, map, graph, sketch. March 1984. Publisher: Beech Forest Centenary Committee -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Corduroy Road Through Beech Forest, c1900
... Corduroy Road Through Beech Forest...beech forest... photograph Photograph Corduroy Road Through Beech Forest An early ...An early black and white photograph of a corduroy road running through the forest near Marysville in Victoria.An early black and white photograph of a corduroy road running through the forest near Marysville in Victoria. A corduroy road (or log road) is a type of road or timber trackway made by placing logs, perpendicular to the direction of the road over a low or swampy area. The result is an improvement over impassable mud or dirt roads, yet rough in the best of conditions and a hazard to horses due to shifting loose logs.ARMSTRONG COLLECTION 42 STATION STREET/ SANDRINGHAM 3191/ TEL. (03) 9521 5442/ IAN M.L. ARMSTRONG OAMcorduroy road, marysville, victoria, beech forest -
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Photograph, Victorian Railways, Beech Forest: Locomotive 5A, driver & workmen, c.1901
... Beech Forest: Locomotive 5A, driver & workmen...colac; beech forest; railway; loco 5a;... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest: Locomotive 5A ...Locomotive 5A, driver and eight workmen looking at camera.colac; beech forest; railway; loco 5a; -
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Photograph, Doug McLean, Gellibrand: Kanyana Special to Beech Forest, 1 March 1959
... Gellibrand: Kanyana Special to Beech Forest....gellibrand; railways; kanyana special; colac; beech forest... to Beech Forest. A A.R.H.S. "Kanyana" special excursion locomotive ...On the 1st March, 1959, the first special train was organized by the Australian Railways Historical Society in conjunction with the Kanyana Festival Committee of Colac, Victoria. It proved so popular that additional trains were later organized. Temporarily in storage at Newport railway yards eight NBH excursion carriages were transferred to Colac which ran on the special trains until early-1962. A A.R.H.S. "Kanyana" special excursion locomotive G41, an NC guard's van and NBH excursion carriages at halts at Gellibrand while the fireman attends to the engine requirements (or 'ER' in railways' parlance). The passengers are milling outside the excursion carriages while two are talking to the driver. Houses are in the background. B/W.gellibrand; railways; kanyana special; colac; beech forest; loco g41; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Beech Forest: G42 in front of pulp wood stack, c.1950s
... Beech Forest: G42 in front of pulp wood stack....beech forest; railway; loco g42;... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Beech Forest: G42 in front ...The Victorian Railways "G" class Beyer-Garratt locomotives had 2 foot 6 inch gauge engines of the 2-6-0 + 0-6-2 wheel arrangement, that is it had a tender in front of the engine and a tender behind. Two people are riding on the tender in front while a crewman is mounting the engine.B/W. Engine G42, with a crewman entering, and a NUU louvre van, in front of a pulp wood stack. Two people are mounted on the articulated section of the locomotive. Two empty tracks in front.beech forest; railway; loco g42; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Victorian Railways, Timber from Beech Forest, c.1910
... Timber from Beech Forest....beech forest; railways;... Forest great-ocean-road Photograph Timber from Beech Forest. B/W ...B/W. An NA-class engine pulling laden timber trucks around a curve with one man leaning out of the engine, two men standing outside at either end of the locomotive, and five men astride the trucks.beech forest; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Railway survey camp, c.1901
... survey camp; beech forest; railways;... somewhere on the Beech Forest line in approximately 1901....Photograph, B/W. Railway survey camp, Beech Forest line.... Photograph, B/W. Railway survey camp, Beech Forest line. Six ...Six surveyors and a horse posing outside five tents somewhere on the Beech Forest line in approximately 1901.Photograph, B/W. Railway survey camp, Beech Forest line.survey camp; beech forest; railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Certificate, Australian Natives Association, Certificate of Membership, 1906, November 1906
... Australian Natives Association; ANA; Beech Forest;... the district to see whether the time was ripe to form a Beech Forest..., certifying that Mr Fred Cookson of Beech Forest was elected a member... Cookson of Beech Forest was elected a member of the Beech Forest ...At the beginning of February 1903 a few men covered the district to see whether the time was ripe to form a Beech Forest branch of the Australian Natives Association. They were surprised at the response from intending members so they contacted the Colac branch who sent up some members as a follow-up. 51 said they would become benefit members and 5 would become honorary members. As a result on the 26 February 1903 a branch of the Australian Natives Association was established in Beech Forest. At a meeting where 40 people were present, Mr. T.M. Burke, the Victorian President, spoke to the meeting, outlining the aims, objects and benefits of the ANA and saying that the Victorian membership was 22,000. He then installed the several officers of the newly constituted Beech Forest branch. By August 1906 the Beech Forest branch membership was moving ahead with sixteen new members being proposed. Mr Fred Cookson was one of them, and he and the other new members were given their Certificates of Membership on the 14 November, 1906.Australian Natives Association, Certificate of Membership, certifying that Mr Fred Cookson of Beech Forest was elected a member of the Beech Forest Branch No.211 on the 14th day of November 1906. Signed by Arthur D. Freeman, President of the Association, and F.C. Wainwright, General Secretary.australian natives association; ana; beech forest; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Phil A'Vard, Beechy: "Kanyana Special" departing, 1 March 1959
... Colac; Beech Forest; "Kanyana Special"; Anglican Church...Several "Kanyana Special"s ran from Beech Forest to Colac...Beech Forest. "Kanyana Special" departing. 1 March 1959..." departing. Beech Forest. "Kanyana Special" departing. 1 March 1959 ...Several "Kanyana Special"s ran from Beech Forest to Colac in the late 1950s to the early 1960s. This photograph of the locomotive G41 and carriages was taken in Beech Forest on 1 March 1959. In the background the Anglicn Church and the Otway Shire Hall and residence are shown.Beech Forest. "Kanyana Special" departing. 1 March 1959. Anglican Church and house, Otway Shire Hall and residence in background. Colour.colac; beech forest; "kanyana special"; anglican church; otway shire hall; locomotive g41; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Victorian Railways, Between Devitt Bros. Siding & Ditchley, 1901
... beech forest; ditchley; devitt bros siding...Construction of the Colac-Beech Forest railway line began... Brother's Siding and Ditchley on the Beech Forest line in 1901.... Brother's Siding and Ditchley on the Beech Forest line in 1901 ...Construction of the Colac-Beech Forest railway line began in 1900 with about 100 men engaged in laying and ballasting the track, as well as others forming the earthworks and building culverts and bridges. The result of this labour saw the railway advance from Colac until it climbed a spur hugging the side of a forty degree slope emerging on top of the ridge at Beech Forest. This photograph was taken 28 miles (45 kilometres) from Colac between Devitt Bros. Siding and Ditchley, just out of Beech Forest. Two 2-6-2 Tank engines of the narrow-gauge A class built by Victorian Railway's Newport workshop, were commonly dubbed 'Coffee Pots'. As well as pulling a load of NQR wagons a NBB saloon car ended the train. The devastation to the standing timber was deliberate: the Engineer-in-Chief of VR ruled that all trees within a certain distance of the railway line were to be cut down. This certainly saved the line from destruction several times in the future.B/W. An NA class locomotive, NQR wagons and an NBB saloon car, all with workmen, going around a bend between Devitt Brother's Siding and Ditchley on the Beech Forest line in 1901.beech forest; ditchley; devitt bros siding, railways; -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Document, W.J. Evans, History of Otway Roads. W.J. Evans, June 1981
... . Evans; Beech Forest (Vic); 1981. 13 p. Soft cover....Beech Forest, Otway, Victoria, Australia.... Evans; Beech Forest (Vic); 1981. 13 p. Soft cover. otways; roads ...Document. History of Otway Roads. W.J. Evans. 1st ed. W.J. Evans; Beech Forest (Vic); 1981. 13 p. Soft cover.otways; roads; history;